Vic Rosenthal wrote: > > Part of correctly installing a PL259 outdoors is waterproofing it! I have used > both coax seal (for those who don't know, a gummy rubber-like substance) and > regular electrical tape coated with "liquid electrical tape", with success. >
Quite agree Vic, which is why I said "unprotected" !! There are a lot of photos around (e.g. ARRL handbooks) that show bare PL-259s. Vaseline under tape does a good job but not as "clean" as your method. 73, Geoff. GM4ESD _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com

